I never thought of him as a hero, but he did heroic things. That scar on his face was because he gave Teresa the last of the healing potions. The way he brought food to the steet people, the way his love for Simplicia was so deep after so much time had passed. And with Teresa there was a sense he regretted that time/mindframe he was in when he did that to her, but couldn't take back what was done. There was a sense that the things he did today were attempts at atonement for a past he couldn't change.

He was a brilliantly written and complex character.

EDIT: I had the feeling he knowingly took that scar in the face as if in a kind reverse retribution against himself, something to see in the looking glass as a reminder of (and for) the inner scars he left on Teresa in her childhood - scars he could still see in her now as an adult.

This post has been edited by mALX: Jan 24 2013, 10:29 PM

That is certainly true. That is how I try to write people. Not as heroes or villains, but rather as people: who do heroic things, or villainous things. I find that is the case with people IRL. None of us are the shiningly noble characters we find in stories. But we can do things that are simply brilliant. Or terrible.

QFT. Agreed. For me (as a reader), when the characters are believable and feel real - it's the difference between being immersed into their lives and reading a story.

I just remembered another favorite villain of mine!

Lord Harkon from dawnguard. He's just pure evil. A 10/10 on the evilness scale. His plan to blot out the sun was brilliant! His voice is epic to

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Jan 25 2013, 03:26 AM

Uh, could you put that in spoiler tags please? That kind of ruined the end of that part of the game for me.


That does this:

Sorry I forgot to put a spoiler tags.

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Jan 25 2013, 03:30 AM

Mankar, without a doubt, is just plain dangerously genre savvy and a sheer evil mastermind. 10/10

Plan and carry out a successful assassination plot on the royal line? Check.

Simultaneously initiate plans to attack and neutralize the back-up heir? Check.

Upon realizing that the random factors of existence have left a weakness in your plans, you immediately adapt and execute a contingency operation, securing the necessary implement that your foes need? Check.

Retreating to the ultimate home field/stronghold as your enemy makes progress in slowing your grand plan? Check.

Building an organization that operates effectively without micromanaging the whole system? Check.

Inspiring absolute loyalty in your followers and growing your power base without arising the authorities' suspicions? Check.

Instructing that organization to ambush and surprise the largest obstacles to your success? Check.

And that voice! Like the creepy, evil reciprocal to Martin's naive version of Boromir.

He's like a mixture of General Zod, Terrence from Yes Man, and Siegfried.

I love his voice too, pulled his voice files to use in my village mod's chapel - a mysteriously similar looking priest named Camoran who gives motivational sermons once per week, lol.

Niamh is very much an "anti-heroine" but she's not evil.
Your question, op, has given me pause for thought however, with her latest incarnation... WHAT is she, precisely...?

I shall have some fun with this.

Now that my fic has a villianess...a 7.

'Lissa Cristenn's' Leinahtan is quite unnecessarily psychotic at times. With the power to possess anybody he chooses to do his evil bidding, he could literally get anybody he wants to do his dirty work.

Where we are in the story at the moment, i would say Leinahtan deserves a solid 6/10.

I think I'm going to move Vokun up a notch.

He's an eight now!

EDIT:

Liz, Asta is like a 10 dude! She's scary as [censored]

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Mar 9 2013, 10:33 PM

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For everyone who mentioned Dagoth-Malan (thank you so much!) - here is a picture of him plotting, facing down Ocato, and one of him emerging from his vapor:


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This post has been edited by mALX: Apr 6 2013, 07:52 AM

Malan?


DONT EAT MY SOUL!

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Apr 6 2013, 03:04 PM

I had a ball playing with him, lol. I thought he was going to attack Ocato, lol.

I think we can both agree Ocato deserves to be attacked.(I attack him on a regular basis )



What Malan do?

He balled up his fists and leaned over him like a condor over a mouse. Ocato looked like he was cowering and begging for his life.

I took Malan to the Palace, to Skingrad Castle, to the statue where he dumps off the kidnapped girls when he is through with them, and to Maxical's Palace suite (screens on my story thread and Photobucket account).

He follows you around? That's kinda cool, ya know, UNTIL HE EATS YOUR SOUL!

ROFL !!! No, I have to run his character, so it would be me attcking some NPC. But you have just given me a spectacular idea.

You're gonna try and make him a follower?